2 Chronicles 21:12:172 Chr.21.12.W17TAB
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט
yehoshafat
“Jehoshaphat”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-sha-FAT
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-shah-FAHT
- IPA
- /jəhoːʃaˈfɑt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jehoshaphat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-sha-FAT
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-sha-FAT a-VI-kha
- clause
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE da-VID a-VI-kha TA-khat a-SHER LO-ha-LAKH-ta be-dar-KHE ye-ho-sha-FAT a-VI-kha u-ve-dar-KHE a-SA ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-LAV mik-TAV me-e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI le-MOR KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE da-VID a-VI-kha TA-khat a-SHER LO-ha-LAKH-ta be-dar-KHE ye-ho-sha-FAT a-VI-kha u-ve-dar-KHE a-SA ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
Root and etymology
š-p-ṭ
“to judge”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:12
A letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says the LORD , the God of David your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or in the ways of Asa king of Judah.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:12:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Chronicles 21:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט (yehoshafat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.21.12.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.12.W17.S1) and character.